School age population, upper secondary education, female in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 6,251 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in New Caledonia, 1988–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, upper secondary education, female in New Caledonia stood at 6,251.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in New Caledonia peaked at 6,868 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,568, in 1988.
That places New Caledonia 183rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5,568 | — |
| 1989 | 5,647 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 5,796 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 5,798 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,774 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 5,748 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 5,737 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 5,749 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5,771 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 5,786 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,806 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5,842 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6,857 | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 6,868 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6,760 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 6,502 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 6,386 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 6,346 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 6,381 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 6,354 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 6,251 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,608 | 5,568 | 5,647 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5,781 | 5,737 | 5,842 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,828 | 6,760 | 6,868 | 3 |
| 2020s | 6,370 | 6,251 | 6,502 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 180 Guadeloupe 7,023 compare
- 181 French Polynesia 6,462 compare
- 182 Maldives 6,460 compare
- 184 Martinique 5,913 compare
- 185 Kiribati 5,308 compare
- 186 Micronesia, Federated States of 4,678 compare
More education data for New Caledonia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,096 (1991)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.01 (1994)
- School enrollment, primary 116.0% (1994)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in New Caledonia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in New Caledonia was 6,251 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,868 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,568 in 1988.
- How does New Caledonia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- New Caledonia ranks 183rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release